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Trial of Chaplain Brings Headache to i the War Department]Chaplain Fuller Wins Right to Select Own Cbunsel And See Secret ! Documents; Pastors Flock inNEW YORK—The trial hereof Chaplain Luther M. Full- ! cr before an army reclassification board as a result of his ! public criticism of treatment of colored soldiers in the Southwest Pacific is giving the War Department a headache.Hearing in the case began Thursday morning after a fiery session the day before in which Judge W. C. Hueston of Washington won the right to represent Chaplain-Fuller.Judge Hueston went behind closed doors with the officials, returned and announced that -the hearing would be held and that he would be counsel.Civilian Counsel DemandedSince arrangements have been in the making. War Department officials have insisted that Chaplain Fuller use only the government lawyer assigned to him.The chaplain has protested, stating that he had the ; right to choose his own counsel. After a lengthy conference and upon the recommendation and insistence of Lieut. Harry I. Fernandes, government lawyer for Chaplain Fuller, officials finally agreed that Judge Hueston would serve.!Demands View of Report After being selected counsel, Judge Hueston threw another cog into the wheel by demanding that he see the report on Lieut. Col. Curtis Williams's secret investigation of the treatment of soldiers in the Southwest Pacific.He was told Qiat special arrangements would have to be made with the War Department, and a series of tele-(Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) jo Blame Mrs. Rooseveltrers? Advocates FourProduced iNew Freedoms!r\ l______n*i _ j___
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Jul 17, 1943
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